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Hawaiian / Pacific
Circa 1820
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions including custom linen mat: 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in (19.1 x 14 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This hand-colored German engraving depicts Tammeamea, identified in the printed caption as “König der Sandwichinseln,” or King of the Sandwich Islands. The name refers to Kamehameha, the Hawaiian ruler whose image circulated in European publications during the early 19th century. The historic wording and spelling are preserved here as part of the print’s original publication context.
The portrait presents the sitter in bust format, with selective color used to define the face, hair, clothing, and vest. The custom linen mat and gilt border give the work a clean presentation while keeping attention on the image and caption. As an early 19th-century Hawaiian royal subject, the engraving belongs within Pacific material and the broader history of European printed records of Hawaiʻi.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Hawaiian / Pacific
Circa 1820
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions including custom linen mat: 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in (19.1 x 14 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This hand-colored German engraving depicts Tammeamea, identified in the printed caption as “König der Sandwichinseln,” or King of the Sandwich Islands. The name refers to Kamehameha, the Hawaiian ruler whose image circulated in European publications during the early 19th century. The historic wording and spelling are preserved here as part of the print’s original publication context.
The portrait presents the sitter in bust format, with selective color used to define the face, hair, clothing, and vest. The custom linen mat and gilt border give the work a clean presentation while keeping attention on the image and caption. As an early 19th-century Hawaiian royal subject, the engraving belongs within Pacific material and the broader history of European printed records of Hawaiʻi.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.